ROURKELA: Hyderabad Toofans lost to Team Gonasika 1-3 in the shoot-outs but the one point they earned following the 3-3 draw at Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday helped them to secure a place in the semifinals of the men’s Hockey India League.
Thanks to the draw, they finished with 18 points from 10 matches and will finish among the top-four due to better goal difference.
However, the final standing will be known only after the doubleheader on Wednesday when Soorma Hockey Club will take on Bengal Tigers and UP Rudras will face off against Tamil Nadu Dragons.
It might not have gone their way if Gonasika had scored the winner in the dying seconds of the match. With the game locked at 3-3.
